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When I was working on my "Glenn Jacobs: Or How I learned to stop worry and love the demon Kane" piece for B/R, I was so surprised to discover that Fake Diesel had worked Mexico! 5/11/97 AAA @ Iguala de la Independencia, Guerrero, Mexico (Fake) Diesel, Jake Roberts & (Fake) Razor Ramon defeat Cibernetico, El Canek & Latin Lover 5/7/97 AAA Sin Limite @ Ciudad y Puerto de Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico (Fake) Diesel, Fuerza Guerrera & (Fake) Razor Ramon defeat Cibernetico, El Canek & Latin Lover 5/1/97 AAA Sin Limite @ Arena Neza in Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl, Estado de Mexico, Mexico (Fake) Diesel & (Fake) Razor Ramon defeat Cibernetico & El Canek 4/30/97 AAA @ Santiago de Queretaro, Queretaro, Mexico (Fake) Diesel, Fuerza Guerrera & (Fake) Razor Ramon defeat Cibernetico, El Canek & Latin Lover by DQ 3/22/97 AAA Sin Limite @ Victoria de Durango, Durango, Mexico (Fake) Diesel, Pentagon & (Fake) Razor Ramon defeat Cibernetico, El Canek & Octagon

I did get the Keller ratings. I always accept large lists of match ratings! Where should I look?

Which 10 were better and could've taken his place during that era? And for people asking for examples of Taue matches without Kawada, Misawa or Kobashi... + 11/25/90 - Tsuruta/Taue vs. Williams/Gordy (AJPW) + 10/7/92 - Tsuruta/Taue vs. Willams/Gordy (AJPW) + 8/22/92 - Tsuruta/Taue vs. Williams/Gordy (AJPW) + 11/27/92 - Taue/Akiyama vs. Williams/Gordy (AJPW) + 4/20/96 - Taue vs. Williams (AJPW) + 10/21/97 - Taue vs. Ace (AJPW) + 6/6/03 - Nagata vs. Taue (NOAH)

FWIW - (x-posted from WON): For those interested in some more "wrestlenomics" about the #wonhof 2014 ballot: I put together a look at five different metrics: http://indeedwrestling.blogspot.com/2014/09/wrestlenomics-for-won-hall-of-fame.html (Link above is the summary.) Here are the individual datasets: 1. Days as champions for major belts (specifically starting in 1984-2014) 2. Four star+ matches 3. Total PPV Main Events for U.S. 4. Total 10,000+ crowds for Japan (75% complete for wrestler attribution) 5. Wrestler of the Year and Match of the Year tallies This doesn't necessarily take into account drawing ability or even working ability, but I think suggests some interesting comparisons among candidates.

I started on this last night. What a first fall! Schmidt reminds me of Cesaro for some reason. Really digging the whole thing.

Don't forgot that if you significantly change your legacy, you can go back on the ballot. That was part of the discussion with Sting because it was argued that his TNA-stint was a meaningful contribution to his legacy.

Yes, I do know that idea had been discussed because I've brought it up during our countdown podcasts before. Of course, since different sets have different "depth", they might not be an equal amount of quality footage from each group - likewise if it's spit by year. Cheap Plug, if anyone wants to see those "Best of the 1980s" results, they're all on my website. Best of 1980s Men's Other Japan Best of 1980s Midsouth Best of 1980s Memphis Best of 1980s New Japan Best of 1980s Texas Best of 1980s All Japan Best of 1980s AWA

Slaughter is back on the ballot. There's lots of guys who have been brought back already. This year's ballot includes these wrestlers: Sting (first dropped in 1998) Gene & Ole Anderson (first dropped in 2002) Pepper Gomez (first dropped in 2004) Pedro Morales (first dropped in 2002) Curt Hennig (first dropped in 1998) Ken Patera (first dropped in 1998) Sting (first dropped in 1998) Jun Akiyama (first dropped in 2008) Gran Hamada (first dropped in 2004) Yuji Nagata (first dropped in 2003) Mike & Ben Sharpe (first dropped in 2004) Akira Taue (first dropped in 1998) Cien Caras (first dropped in 2001) Hector Garza (first dropped in 2008) Blue Panther (first dropped in 1998) Giant Haystacks (first dropped in 2010) Mark Lewin (first dropped in 1998) Sgt Slaughter (first dropped in 1999) Dr Wagner Jr (first dropped in 2004) LA Park (first dropped in 2004 as "Original La Parka") (Any others that I missed?)

I'll do some digging tonight and see if I have any of these HOF issues. A friend loaned me a box that was his Torch/WON archives from 1996-2001 and I've been organizing them slowly.

In case people aren't sure, here's the list of people that were eliminated from the ballot due to receiving less than 10%: 1996 (8-19-96) No voting 1997 (9-1-97) No voting 1998 (8-24-98) Fuerza Guerrera Scott Hall Curt Hennig Mark Lewin Lex Luger Don Muraco Kevin Nash Paul Orndorff Blue Panther Ken Patera Jake Roberts Rick Rude Hans Schmidt* (inducted in 2012) Davey Boy Smith Rich & Scott Steiner Sting Akira Taue Barry Windham 1999 (8-16-99) Curtis Iaukea* (inducted in 2011) Bill Miller* (inducted in 2009) Masa Saito* (inducted in 2009) Tiger Jeet Singh Sgt Slaughter Kerry Von Erich Steve Williams* (inducted in 2011) 2000 (8-28-00) Lou Albano* (inducted in 2012) Masahiro Chono* (inducted in 2004) Masakatsu Funaki* (inducted in 2006) Chavo Guerrero Sr. Konnan* (inducted in 2009) Bas Rutten Sabu Ken Shamrock 2001 (8-20-01) Eric Bischoff Cien Caras 2002 (9-2-02) Gene & Ole Anderson Pedro Morales 2003 (8-25-03) Fuerza Guerrera Yuji Nagata Yoshihiro Takayama 2004 (8-23-04) Atlantis* (inducted 2013) Pepper Gomez Black Gordman & Great Goliath Gran Hamada Original La Parka Great Sasuke Mike & Ben Sharpe Dr Wagner Jr 2005 (8-24-05) Lonnie “Moondog” Mayne Don Muraco Yoshihiro Takayama 2006 (9-4-06) Arn Anderson Davey Boy Smith Booker T 2007 (10-15-07) The Dudley Boys Ultimo Guerrero & Rey Bucanero Satoshi Kojima Paul Orndorff Rich & Scott Steiner Universo 2000 Rob Van Dam Kerry Von Erich 2008 (9-8-08) Fit Finlay Hector Garza Jun Akiyama 2009 (9-28-09) Rocky Johnson Mark Lewin Jose Lothario Rick Rude Ultimo Guerrero & Rey Bucanero 2010 (9-27-10) Cowboy Bob Ellis Yukon Eric Bearcat Wright Cibernetico Dr Wagner Jr Giant Haystacks 2011 (10-24-11) Ray Gunkel Sabu 2012 (11-12-12) Chief Jay Strongbow Jeff Hardy Kane Buddy Rose Perro Aguayo Jr. Marty Jones 2013 (11-6-13) Rip Hawk Dutch Savage Count Billy Varga Bob Armstrong Batista A.J. Styles Steve Yohe started the list and posted it in August 2010. I took up the cause after that.

Had a good time recording this episode today! I hope people will check it out. Also, if you haven't already, be sure to check out the F4W episode with Kevin Kleinrock from this week which also covers some great stuff ( http://www.f4wonline.com/component/content/article/38748-sep-2-figure-four-daily-kevin-kleinrock-talks-masked-mania-ppv-el-rey-lucha-underground-series-urban-wrestling-tons-more ) about contract restrictions in Lucha Undergrround. My show is at: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/indeedwrestling/2014/09/06/wrestlenomics-radio--legal-chatter-galore

New Epsiode of Wrestlenomics has been posted: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/indeedwrestling/2014/09/06/wrestlenomics-radio--legal-chatter-galore I bring on two attorneys to talk WWE legal issues including CM Punk royalties letter, Rey Mysterio injury contract extension, ADR & Brock Lesnar non-compete, Jesse Ventura announcing lawsuit, Raven's independent contractor lawsuits, WWE Shareholder lawsuits and and El Ray's "Lucha Underground" issues. It's a fun show talking about lots of different legal angles.

I think it's worth noting that the awards are voted on so it's not just Dave's pick. For additional context, here's the runner-ups each year. (from https://sites.google.com/site/chrisharrington/mookieghana-prowrestlingstatistics/wo_awards_history) 1984 MANAGER OF THE YEAR: Jimmy Hart 1985 MANAGER OF THE YEAR: Jim Cornette Worst Match of the Year: Fred Blassie vs Lou Albano (Nassau Coliseum) In 1986, they had a best/worst Valet category. 1986 BEST VALET 1. Missy Hyatt 2. Precious 3. Baby Doll 4. Elizabeth 5. Dark Journey 1986 WORST VALET 1. Elizabeth 2. Sunshine 3. Brenda Britton 4. Dark Journey 5. Raven Rood 1986 MANAGER OF THE YEAR 1. Jim Cornette 2. Bobby Heenan 3. Jimmy Hart 4. Percy Pringle (Paul Bearer) 5. J.J.Dillon 1986 WORST MANAGER 1. Paul Jones 2. Sheik Adnan Al-Kaissie / Mr.Fuji 4. Slick 5. Lou Albano / The Wizard 1987 MANAGER OF THE YEAR 1. Jim Cornette 2. Paul E. Dangerously 3. Bobby Heenan 4. J.J.Dillon 5. Dallas Page 1987 WORST MANAGER 1. Mr.Fuji 2. Paul Jones 3. Sir Oliver Humperdink 4. Abdual Wizal / Percy Pringle (Paul Bearer) / Skandor Akbar / Bobby Heenan / Sheik Adnan Al-Kaissie 1988 MANAGER OF THE YEAR 1. Jim Cornette 2. Paul E. Dangerously 3. Bobby Heenan 4. J.J.Dillon 5. Dallas Page (Was it seriously the same results as 1987 or did something get transcribed askew?) 1988 WORST MANAGER 1. Mr.Fuji 2. Paul Jones 3. Oliver Humperdink 4. Abdual Wizal 5. Frenchy Martin 1989 MANAGER OF THE YEAR 1. Jim Cornette 2. Bobby Heenan 3. Paul E. Dangerously 4. Sensational Sherri 5. Theodore R. Long 1989 WORST MANAGER 1. Mr Fuji 2. Gary Hart 2. Sir Oliver Humperdink 4. Samuel F. Kent 4. Abdul Wizal 1990 MANAGER OF THE YEAR 1. Jim Cornette 2. Bobby Heenan 3. Sensational Queen Sherri 4. Theodore R. Long 5. Paul E. Dangerously 1990 WORST MANAGER 1. Mr Fuji 2. General Adnan (Sheik Adnan) 3. Slick 4. Jimmy Hart 5. Little Richard Marley 1991 MANAGER OF THE YEAR 1. Sensational Sherri 2. Paul Bearer 3. Paul E.Dangerously 4. Bobby Heenan 5. Jim Cornette 1991 WORST MANAGER 1. Mr.Fuji 2. Coach (John Tolos) 3. Slick 4. General Adnan (Sheik Adnan Al-Kaissie) 5. Jimmy Hart 1992 MANAGER OF THE YEAR 1. Jim Cornette 2. Paul E.Dangerously 3. Ron Wright 4. Madusa 5. Sensational Sherri 1992 WORST MANAGER 1. Mr.Fuji 2. Dr.Harvey Whippleman 3. The Genius (Lanny Poffo) 4. Gary Hart 5. Sebastian 1993 MANAGER OF THE YEAR 1. Jim Cornette 2. Tammy Fytch (Sunny) 3. Ron Wright 4. Paul E.Dangerously 5. Harley Race 1993 WORST MANAGER 1. Mr.Fuji 2. Harvey Whippleman 3. Paul Bearer 4. Missy Hyatt 5. Col. Robert Parker (Robert Fuller) 1994 MANAGER OF THE YEAR 1. JIM CORNETTE (254) 1,776 2. Paul E. Dangerously (159) 1,140 3. Sensuous Sherri (64) 703 4. Tammy Fytch (26) 634 5. Ted DiBiase (24) 361 6. Woman 185 7. Harley Race 166 8. Jason 133 9. Col. Rob Parker 76 1994 WORST MANAGER 1. MR. FUJI 226 2. Harvey Whippleman 82 3. Col. Rob Parker 45 4. Jimmy Hart 42 5. Hunter Q. Robbins III 25 6. Oscar 24 7. Sensuous Sherri 21 8. Lou Albano 17 9. Harley Race 12 1995 MANAGER OF THE YEAR 1. JIM CORNETTE (302)1,985 2. Paul E. Dangerously (79)771 3. Brandon Baxter (52)672 4. Woman (49)618 5. Sunny (36)432 6. Sister Sherri (8)314 7. Ted DiBiase (12)280 8. Rob Parker (11)122 9. Jimmy Hart (7)78 10. Stevie Richards (10)74 1995 WORST MANAGER 1. MR. FUJI247 2. Sonny Onno75 3. Harvey Whippleman69 4. Jimmy Hart56 5. Rob Parker47 6. Kevin Sullivan22 7. Shinja7 8. Paul Bearer6

Two new pieces which are related to one another: 9/2/2014: Examining the Keys to Successfully Repackaging WWE Superstars 9/3/2014: 5 WWE Superstars Who need to be Repackaged Immediately I can save you the clicks. The three important elements: youth, talent, programming. My five suggestions: Emma, Justin Gabriel, Zack Ryder and Big E. I also pitch Christian as a new manager.

So, I think that's the fourth (??) lawsuit. There's Robbins Arroyo LLP class action lawsuit (filed 7/25/14). You can read the whole complaint (with the specific quotes that they're going after) here: http://www.classactionsnews.com/sites/default/files/wwe_complaint.pdf Also Law Offices of Vincent Wong who filed a class action lawsuit who announced the lawsuit on 8/20/14. And Alfred G. Yates which filed on 8/25/14.

I wrote a tome as the follow-up to Monday's piece: 8/29/2014: Breaking Down what WWE must do to Improve WWE Network adoption rates

8/25/14: Evaluating the Strategy of the WWE Network roll-out thus far

Today's piece was deceptively straight-forward. 8/22/14: Analyzing Brock Lesnar and WWE's History of Young Champions Disclaimer: I don't really analyze Brock Lesnar. However, I did a ton of work to try and look at young champions. This included pulling birthdays for 900+ wrestlers, looking at 20 years of wrestling results, and trying to figure out how WWE magically keeps their roster always in that 32-33 sweet spot. You can get a taste of what I calculated over at: https://sites.google.com/site/chrisharrington/avg_age_wwe_1993_2014

Great show with Loss talking about his e-book, 90s wrestling and then Bix joins me to talk SummerSlam and more! http://placetobenation.com/wrestlenomics-radio-loss-from-pwo-summerslam-and-the-wwe-network-gone-global/

8/18/14: Breaking Down WWE's Hard Sell of $9.99 Price Point for WWE Network

8/14/14: Analyzing Brock Lesnar's value to the WWE in the era of the WWE Network

8/10/14: Wrestlenomics of Alberto Del Rio's WWE Career 8/12/14: Analyzing WWE's Ambitious Global Network Launch

Previously, I'd been writing exclusively over at WhatCulture. Here's an overview of the 46 pieces that I published there. 8/1/2014: How Did WWE Answer those Q2 Questions? 7/28/2014: Important Questions the WWE must answer During Q2 Call 7/15/2014: 10 Remedies For An Ailing WWE Network 6/28/2014: 7 ECW Stars That Failed In WWE 6/25/2014: WWE Reveals Surprising Numbers For Extreme Rules 6/23/2014: 12 WWE Stars Who Got Lost In The Mix 6/17/2014: Has WWE Killed Their PPV Business? 6/14/2014: Is WWE TV Becoming Stagnant? 6/9/2014: 6 Things You Need To Know About ECW’s Wrestlenomics 6/3/2014: Is WWE Becoming Stagnant? 6/3/2014: WWE WrestleMania 30 Buys Has Shocking Implications For Network 5/29/2014: 10 Least Successful WWE Tag Teams Of The Last 20 Years 5/28/2014: 33 Wrestlers That Have Appeared In The Most Video Games 5/28/2014: 3 Big Dilemmas WWE Network Must Face 5/24/2014: Calculating Global Demand For WWE Network 5/18/2014: 10 Key Questions To Ask Monday’s WWE Conference Call 5/16/2014: WWE’s New TV Deal: What We Know 5/13/2014: Surprisingly Large MLS Deal Fuels Speculation On WWE TV Rights 5/7/2014: WWE Investors Remain Confused Over Domestic TV Rights Negotiation Delays 5/1/2014: WWE’s Q1 Conference Call – Everything We Learned 4/29/2014: What WWE Investors Want To Learn At Thursday’s Q1 Update 4/26/2014: What Is The Future Of Domestic WWE PPV? 4/22/2014: WWE Wrestler Death Rates Investigated 4/18/2014: WWE Analysis: Is Daniel Bryan A Weaker Live Event Draw Than John Cena? 4/16/2014: WWE Reports 400,000 Domestic Buys For WrestleMania 30 4/15/2014: WWE Network: Does Another Free Trial Week Suggest Desperation? 4/14/2014: The Ultimate Warrior: 4 Incredible Secrets & Facts About His Career 4/8/2014: Reaction To WWE Network Subscriber Number Misses Real Story 4/7/2014: What Does 667,287 Subscribers Mean For WWE Network? 4/2/2014: WWE Network And TV Rights: The Waiting Game 3/27/2014: WWE: Fact Checking Forbes’ Article On Vince McMahon 3/26/2014: 6 Jobs That WWE Must Create 3/25/2014: WWE WrestleMania 30: Why Dish Network Relented And Will Now Carry It 3/21/2014: WWE Royal Rumble & Elimination Chamber 2014 Buy Estimates 3/19/2014: WWE: John Cena Has Not Had 3,500 Matches 3/18/2014: WWE: Analysing The 5 Networks WWE Is Negotiating TV Rights With 3/15/2014: 5 Companies That Would Want To Buy WWE 3/13/2014: AMC Want To Buy WWE? – Merger Rumours Drive Stock Spike 3/10/2014: 10 Ways WWE Can Maintain Their Current Business Success 3/5/2014: 14 WWE Network Risks That WWE Worries About 3/5/2014: WWE’s Current 15 Year Stock High Is Tied To Their Domestic TV Future 2/28/2014: WWE: 20 Most Prolific PPV Wrestlers Of All Time 2/27/2014: WWE Network Launch: All The Key Questions Answered 2/25/2014: WWE: 8 Modern PPVs That Performed Miserably 2/20/2014: 10 Controversies Of The WWE Network 2/18/2014: WWE RAW: 16 Biggest Ratings Movers (2011-2013)

Awhile ago, Bix had a thread where he posted all of his B/R articles. This week I started writing for Bleacher Report, so I figured that I might start a similar thread. 8/6/14 - Wrestlenomics: Updated 2014 WWE Win-Loss Analysis Through Aug. 5 8/5/14 - Triple H and Stephanie McMahon Discuss Creative at Needham Fireside Chat 8/5/14 - WWE Confirms It's Shutting Down Magazine Division 8/4/14 - Breaking Down Biggest Ramifications of Latest WWE Network Subscription Numbers 7/31/14 - WWE 2nd-Quarter Conference Call Announces Global WWE Network Launch

I've been slow to put up a post-Q2 results show but we're recording one tomorrow. Show starts Saturday, 8/9/14 at 11 AM EST. I'll have Aaron Taube, who is an excellent reporter for Business Insider as a guest. We'll talk about the WWE's Q2 results, their cost-cutting measures, the rush for a global WWE Network launch, surprises on the WWE subscription numbers, the Needham & Company Fireside Chat with HHH/Steph/Barrios and lots more. Show has a special start time of 11 AM EST - http://www.blogtalkradio.com/indeedwrestling/2014/08/09/wrestlenomics-radio-wwe-q2-financials-w-aaron-taube Feel free to join us during the second half of the show when we'll do questions (646) 478-3334 Other fun reading material: * WWE YTD Wrestlenomics - http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2151911-wrestlenomics-updated-2014-wwe-win-loss-analysis-through-august-5 * 10 WCW Wrestlers Who Were Ridiculously Overpaid - http://whatculture.com/wwe/10-wcw-wrestlers-who-were-ridiculously-overpaid.php * So Goes the Network - http://www.voicesofwrestling.com/2014/08/06/so-goes-the-network/